John Williams’ 1965 novel Stoner has been called a “perfect novel”. Due to its unexpected rise from literary obscurity to its status as a “must-read” book in the early 2010s, it has also been called “The greatest novel you’ve never read”. That kind of talk is marketing, or headline-grabbing hyperbole. But it does speak of…
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Six quotes from Six Feet Under
HBO’s Six Feet Under was a show that helped redefine television drama in the early 2000s. Set in a funeral home, it was an unlikely hit. Its honesty about death, its meaningful portrayal of gay relationships and its dark satire — including how it poked fun at the Hollywood culture that intersected with its characters’…